to be seriously contemplating legal action????

[WaitroseHater]

Shopping in Waitrose this afternoon trying desperately to get baby to sleep in the process. Can't stay in the house currently during her big sleep as have builders in, so planned to do the big weekly shop. DD normally goes off to sleep like a dream but today decided she didn''t want anything without a fight.

I've learned to tune her out, apparently others havent. In the BABY aisle of all places, 2 OAP's blocked my trolley and said I was not allowed to leave the aisle until the baby stopped crying or I left the shop . DD in a sling btw. One of the OAP's SHOUTED that if I needed to 'shove your teat in its mouth then you better do it or I will take her myself and get someone to take you out'. Obv attracted other shoppers and security.

Manager came to see what the fuss was and after me explaining asked me to leave. I abandoned half-full trolley in serious flounce mode. I honestly they were being absolutely horrendously discriminatory against my crying newborn!!!! DH is being extremely unhelpful saying I should have left to 'take the high road' Do I actually have a legal case about this?

dunno, corn, I am too poor Northern to try !

I've been in waitrose a few times and had shitty customer service from them every time I went in there, Hence me not shopping in there now so Waitrose isn't all good you know.

If the Op is telling the truth though, It's certainly grounds for complaint and a very big one too.

I used Wiatrose as the trainning place to get my DS used to shops. For about two years I would take him into the branch in Epsom and he would often scream and tantrum but they were loveley and helpful and I ended up being on quite good shouting terms with some ofthe staff.

I did get told that DS needed a good slap by an OAP in Wallingford Wairose.

Perhaps there are teams of pissed off SAS style OAPs who tour Waitrose stores seeking out indifferent parenting...

ROFL

Only realised how mean spirited and selfish OAP's are once I had a baby. Tutting, slamming doors in the face of a pushchair, talking loudly about you to anyone who will listen if baby even has a whimper... the list goes on.

i would address a letter to head office detailing the events. Definitely demand a personal apology and appropriate goodwill gesture from the manager that stiffed you in the store. having a crying baby is not a crime, and there are some mums out there who'd never go shopping if they had to do it with a silent baby.

OAPs do seem to think that they can yell at young women whenever they feel like it -not uncommon where i live which is OAP central.
blocking you in the aisle actually is well beyond anyones rights to do.

not to be pandered to by staff.

royalty

Jesus! this is Mumsnet at its worst, it really is.

I can't believe that sensible reasonable women would sugest the OP just shop online. FFS. All of the troll hunters neet to seriously get a grip!

It is perfectly feasable that this woman was asked to leave and that other customers might have made a fuss.

I'm amazed by some of the responses here.

something pagwatch said made me idly wonder if there is an "OAPsnet" out there and parallel conversation is going on right now on OAP IABU to shout at mother of screaming baby disturbing my friday afternoon outing to Waitrose

Am with you DF - am utterly shocked by some of the replies the OP had from people who are mothers themselves. Actually saddened by some of you - really nasty and really unhelpful. How sad.

"We have just been granted Sainburys. Prior to the we had bartering, poaching, robbery and Asda."

Ha ha ha ha ha

yes i am also shocked that people equate carrying a baby in a sling (which is in itself a good way to settle a baby) with ignoring it and not heeding its needs. daft.

babies cry. even the ones whose mothers shop at Waitrose....

and very amused that people don't think that supermarket staff can be wrong (my experience of store mgmt is some of thm were only just on the right side of a life of organised crime) and that OAPs can be cantankerous and judgemental.

hollow laughter

pagwatch said made me idly wonder if there is an "OAPsnet"

if so, we'll all be on it in a few years...or sooner in some cases

actually if you ever spend any period of time out and about with a young child with SN you get to find out how vile people can be...

i would have called the police and stated "threatening behaviour"

actually whilst having lunch today in town, a baby cried most of the way through and dh and i didn't even comment on it. said baby had ver red cheeks and i though " oh dear poor mum bet shes been up all night"

Oh for Goodness sake! It was a supermarket, not a cinema, wedding or crematorium. of course the OP shouldn't have been asked to leave.

Forget the legal action but definitely complain to the shop. I always had lovely treatment at Waitrose (and not cause I have kids that never cried either). Wish I could afford them now...

Pags, that's awful! Am and extremely for you and your DC.

OP it's not a legal matter (what's illegal about it?) but it is a complaining matter. But also by playing up the Waitrose thing you have made things v hard for yourself, sure everyone would have believed you if you'd told same story about Asda or similar!

In what way is the OP playing up the Waitrose thing?

I'm a lurker but have posted in the past as to why this irritates..........in fact I think my incident with an out of control child was the reason for me lurking here

For the record - I do not have children but I am god mother/close aunt to an 11 year old and 8 year old - I've known them since birth. They are, IMHO god parent opinion, model children. I remember when at aged 8, the elder girl accidentally ran a truck over my foot in wal-mart - she apologised even before I winced because she knew she'd done it.....I was gobsmacked since I was used to kiddie trolleys being run every where into my ankles

I've been friends with her for 16 years - if it makes any difference.

She has left a truck full of groceries because he kids were screaming for no apparent reason - her opinion was - its my problem not everyone elses. Unless you are single mother with absolutely no support, there is no reason to drag you and your sprogs around a grocery..........in fact - why do you find mom and dad and offspring all shopping together - surely one adult and the little uns are redundent.

I've also been in a restaurant where her elder child (she was 3 and the other was was still unborn) was throwing a tantrum. It was applebees so a sort of family place. Hubby took child away for telling off (I read that, taking into the loos for a clip round the ear) child still didnt work it out - hubby then sat in truck with child - both going hungry - whilst me and her ate dinner. It was not the others diners problem that her child was being obnoxious.

Both children are now A grade students, well behaved, polite and generally nice kids..............she's playing junior varsity basketball (she hasnt suffered by being "starved "because she was badly behaved on an eating out occasion) - he's growing like a weed

Kids needs to know they are children - they are NOT mini adults with all the effing rights that ensue

Probably best you don't have children, booboo..

huh?